Wine 1987

All Chianti wine is classified as DOCG (i.e., Guarantee of the Origin and Quality of Selected Wines); however, each Chianti is different and its characteristics vary according to its territory of origin and winemaking tradition.The blend of grapes is always the same, though the percentages vary: Sangiovese (75-90%), Canaiolo (5-10%), and Malvasia del Chianti (5-10%). The...

Chianti is that part of Tuscany that is bordered to the north by the suburbs of Florence, to the east by the Chianti Mountains, to the south by the city of Siena and to the west by the valleys of the Pesa and Elsa rivers. The first notarial document in which the name Chianti appeared in reference to the wine produced in the zone dates to 1398. With the 1987 Chianti Classico...

All Chianti wine is classified as DOCG (i.e., Guarantee of the Origin and Quality of Selected Wines); however, each Chianti is different and its characteristics vary according to its territory of origin and winemaking tradition.The blend of grapes is always the same, though the percentages vary: Sangiovese (75-90%), Canaiolo (5-10%), and Malvasia del Chianti (5-10%). The...

The Monferrato zone lays claim to being Barbera's birthplace, and records of it growing there as far back as the 13th century. But the hills around Alba and Monforte d'Alba have proved they are capable of growing some particularly fine Barbera, as are parts of the Asti province. Century-old vines still exist in many regional vineyards and allow for the production of...

The DOC Valpolicella is a viticultural zone of the province of Verona, Italy, east of Lake Garda. The hilly agricultural and marble-quarrying region of small holdings north of the Adige is famous for wine production. The red wine known as Valpolicella is typically made from three grape varieties: Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, and Molinara. The Valpolicella region has mostly...

This château in Pauillac is located near to Château Lynch-Bages and since 1978 has been used as their second label. Château Lynch Bages, a 5ème Cru Classé, is one of the best-known Médoc estates. Lynch Bages's vineyards are superbly sited on a plateau west of Pauillac town, in the small village of Bages. The 90 hectares of vineyards are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon 75%,...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barbaresco DOC in Northern Italy, the important wine region of Piedmont. Barbaresco is 100% made with the Nebbiolo grape. The dry red wine is produced in the Piedmont region in an area of the Langhe immediately to the east of Alba and specifically in the comunes of Barbaresco, Treiso and Neive plus that area of the frazione San...

In the middle of the Middle Ages, La Couspaude was called " The cross Paute . It is about one of the numerous crosses which follow the way which made the pilgrims when they go to Santiago de Compostela. Originally, it was a property of King of England, who was also in the time Duke d' Aquitaine. It is at the end of the Hundred Years' War, that it became the property of King...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Graves, Pessac Leognan in Médoc. Like all Bordeaux properties, the estate was traded multiple times over the centuries. In time, the vineyard passed to the Le Bailly family and Nicolas de Leuvarde in 1630. In 1872, Haut Bailly was purchased by Alcide Bellot des Minières. Haut Bailly has an high reputation until the...

Nebbiolo is a red Italian wine grape variety predominantly associated with the Piedmont region where it makes the wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo and Gattinara. Nebbiolo is thought to derive its name from the Italian word nebbia which means fog. Nebbiolo does not adapt exceptionally well to various vineyard soil types, preferring soils with high concentration of...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Château Magdelaine is classified as a 1er grand cru classé. The property is now owned by the famous firm of Jean-Pierre Mouiex. Magdelaine has only 10.4 hectares of vineyards, of which 6 are on the famous St-Emilion limestone ridge and the remainder on clay-limestone-based slopes. Merlot...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Pauillac in Médoc. Château Pichon-Longueville Lalande is one of the most important Super Seconds. Pichon-Longueville Lalande is a 75-hectare estate, located in the east of the Pauillac appellation. The vineyards with a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 45%, Merlot 35%, Cabernet Franc 12% and Petit Verdot 8% lie on deep gravel...

One of the grandest, most imposing buildings amongst the Médoc châteaux, Château Margaux in ist current form was built in the early 19th century, although viticulture had been practised on the estate for several centuries before. The estate has 82 hectares under vine, with Cabernet Sauvignon inevitably dominant (75%) with 20% Merlot making up most of the rest, along with a...

Château Cheval Blanc, which dates back to the 1830s, is located in Bordeaux's Saint-Émilion appellation, on the right bank of the Gironde River. Although Saint-Émilion is mainly Merlot country, Cheval Blanc normally contains a high percentage of Cabernet Franc, which has always made for a very distinctive wine. Like every other right-bank Château, Cheval Blanc was omitted...

The Château Mouton Rothschild vineyard is planted on very deep gravelly soil on the hillock Plateau de Mouton 27 m above sea-level. The Cabernet Sauvignon predominates with 80%, Merlot is planted withonly 16% the other vines are Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Mouton Rothschild store of his very long-live wine 3000 bottles as R.C. - Reserve of Château - from every year. The...